Margaret O’Connell- Support for Learning Teacher
Miss O’Connell will provide staff and children support to ensure that the needs of all learners are met.
This will involve working collaboratively with the class teacher to provide some targeted support for groups or individuals, providing one-to-one tuition for individuals or offering advice on strategies and approaches to meet the needs of groups or individuals in class.
Support for parents is another area of importance with consideration of the provisions under the Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004.
The 5 Key Roles
- Providing consultancy support
- Assessment/ Observations/ Reporting
- Staff development
- Teaching co-operatively with class teachers
- Direct teaching
Internet Links for Support for Learning
https://unwrapped.dyslexiascotland.org.uk
https://www.youngcalibre.org.uk/ is a non-subscription audio library that requires a one off joing fee of £20 (recommended on Dyslexia Scotland website).
https://www.audible.co.uk/ Audio book site that requires a subscription but offers a free trial.
